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Jeremiah 44:18

American Standard Version

But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

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Jeremiah 44:18 in other translations

But since we stopped burning incense to the queen of the sky, and pouring out drink offerings to her, we have lacked all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.

Jeremiah 44:18 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 44:18 in context

  1. 16As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of Jehovah, we will not hearken unto thee.
  2. 17But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.
  3. 18But since we left off burning incense to the queen of heaven, and pouring out drink-offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine.
  4. 19And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink-offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink-offerings unto her, without our husbands?
  5. 20Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying,